Thinking of You - Simple Stenciled Background Tutorial.

Happy Monday everyone!

Jo here with an extra tutorial video for your Monday inspiration!

Be sure to check out the video below for all the details on how I put together this Tropical feeling card.

If you saw the last video you will have seen me colour up a number of my images from the Toucan Do This stamp set. This larger Toucan was left over and I really wanted to use him in another project.

I also really wanted to use the Tropic Like Its Hot stencil as it makes the most beautiful backgrounds. This coour combination was one we came up with during our FB Live Event last week and I love it. Its a great combo for this kind of tropical look and is easy to recreate.

Check out the video, grab your Beautiful Blender Brushes and Inks and give it a try.

I added the ranch and leaves from the Toucan Do This stamp set and some flowers from the new Hip Hop Hooray stamp set. My images were coloured with my Copic Markers. 

Most of my images were adhered with liquid glue. I did add some foam squares to my Toucan so he sits on top of the branch. I also added Glossy Accents to his adorable beak and the centre of my flowers.

The sentiment is from our Say Anything Stamp and Die set. This set is so versatile and I could've chosen a number of different combinations from the set but I felt this one went really well with the scene.

I hope you like the project today. 

Here are some of the products I used below.

xoxo

A Little Toucan of My Affection Valentine's Card - Stenciling & Copic Colouring Tutorial Video

Hi Jo here with a video and tutorial from Thursday night's Facebook Live Event. 

Be sure to check out our video for more detail on the techniques we used to make our card today.

I decided to make a card for Valentine's Day as its only a week away & I wanted to use a slightly different colour combination to the traditional Red of the season.

We had so much fun making this video. We had new viewers and some of our regulars and we just chatted away about all kinds of silly things, like Coronation Street, Mobile phones, Liverpool F.C & our little poor Clyde (the kitty) who had to go to the vets to have 2 of his teeth out. Poor guy!! :( 
He is fine now :)

In between the chat I did manage to show everyone how I used one of our Square Grid Masking Stencils to create my background. I used Distress Oxide Inks and our Beautiful Blender Brushes to blend. I added some white Acrylic Paint splatters before removing my stencil.

While my background dried I stamped and coloured my images. I die cut them with the coordinating dies.

I stamped my sentiment directly onto my background using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To add a splash of colour to the top left grid I stamped and coloured some flowers from the new Hip Hop Hooray stamp set.

I layered my background panel onto my 5" Square Card Blank. I used Cosmic Shimmer Glue for some of my images. The Toucans I adhered with foam squares to give them some dimension.

This was a really pretty and simple card to make. I love the colour combination I used too. (Tattered Rose, Picked Raspberry, and Seedless Preserve.)

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial today and our video too!

Please be sure to join us for our next Facebook Live Thursday at 8PM GMT.

Here are some of the products I used listed below.

XOXO

Congrats on your new home

DT Annalisa here sharing a card that features the brand new Fairy Garden stamp set. There is an adorable little fairy house in this set, perfect for a congratulations on your new home card.

I stamped the scene and coloured it with my copics, adding some white accents with a Gelly roll pen. For the background, I created an ombre effect on some white card stock with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide using my Beautiful Blender Brush. I added some water splatters as well as some white splatters for interest.

Next, I die cut my card stock so I would get a dashed line on the outside, as well as a circular opening in the center of the card at the top. I used the same circle die to cut out the scene. I added some foam tape to the back of the ombre background and adhered it to a card base. I then popped the scene into the open circle on the card.

The large heart at the bottom of the card is from the Heart Grid masking stencil. I used the stencil to create one red heart with Candied Apple Distress Oxide and then cut it out with a white border. I printed out the 'congrats on your new home' sentiment and cut it into a banner which I tinted with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide.

To finish off the card I added some enamel dots and clear rhinestones that have been in my stash forever!

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Thank you fairy much

Hi DT Sharon here and this box card features the lovely new release set "Fairy Garden". The set is great for making little scenes.
I've used them to make this little 3D box card. The die is available in the T4T store and is called "Box Clever". I've used oxide inks to colour it. Oxide inks are now available in the store too along with some great blending brushes which are ideal for using with the T4T products.
I cut around the fairies and accessories using my Scan n Cut and then coloured them with alcohol pens.
































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Hoppy Birthday!

Hi DT Sharon here and today's card features the new release "Hip Hop Hooray".



I've used a few Time For Tea Designs products here. The main stamp set is of course the "Hip Hop Hooray" set. Isn't it cute? I've coloured them up with my Spectrum Noir Illustrators and adhered them to the card with 3D pads. The frame is a T4T die called Scalloped Frame. I've used the centre and the actual frame to create this little scene. The scene has been made with the Sunny Side Up stencil. I've used Distress Oxides to ink through the stencil. The oxides can now be purchased from the Time For Tea store. They are great for using with stencils as they blend so easily with the new T4T brushes.

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Hip Hop Hooray with Extra Action!

Hi crafty friends! Are you ready for some new inspiration from Time For Tea Designs? DT Jennifer here with some spring-y fun (in more ways than one!).

For my card today, I'm showing off these adorable bunnies in the brand new Hip Hop Hooray clear stamp set! I just want to squeeze them! I told my husband we should get a pet bunny, but he didn't think that was a great idea...what a party pooper.

I've got a video of this bunny doing his Action Wobble/BOING BOING thing on my Instagram HERE if you're interested!

There's a lot going on here with today's project - it was so much fun to create! I started by cutting my large Smile Scalloped frame die out of Neenah Solar white cardstock and setting it aside. I also cut a piece of Neenah Solar white cardstock the same size as the outside border of the die so I could use it to create my background. 

I flipped the frame piece over and used it as the outside mask for my background. I knew I was going to add the film strip at an angle, so I masked off a central line to break up the grass and sky using some scrap paper. Using my Beautiful Blender Brushes, I placed Distress Oxide ink (Tumbled Glass) over the entire top background panel. Then I used Stormy Sky with my stencil to add the hearts, fading it out toward the edges. I switched the mask to the other side and repeated with Mowed Lawn ink directly onto the cardstock, layered with the stenciled image using Peeled Paint ink over the top. The blender brushes put the ink on as smooth as silk!!

Once everything was all colored, dolled up, and cut, I started adding it to my card base and polka dot background panel. I'm normally COMPLETELY ALLERGIC to stuff being put on my cards "crooked", but I really think it adds some fun and whimsy to this scene to do it that way. I offset the background panel, the frame, and the bunnies as they hop on and off camera to move your eyes across the entire card. 

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I hope you enjoyed my project today. If you've got a moment, head over to join our FB community, follow us on Instagram, and don't forget to play along with our monthly challenges by tagging #timeforteadesigns - so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

One Layer Rainbow Toadstool Village - Masking Tutorial

Hi, Jo here with a quick video showing a fun masking technique to make this adorable Rainbow Toadstool Scene!

Be sure to watch the video below to get all the detail on the masking and how I coloured these super cute Toadstools from the Fairy Garden Stamp Set.

I used the Clouds stencil and my Distress Oxide Inks to create my background. I added depth with my Copic Markers. You could also use your coloured Pencils for that bit.

 I also added some paint splatters with white Acrylic paint.

 I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the Fairy Garden set and die cut using the banner die from the Best Fishes Border and Banner Die set.

 I cut down my scene and mounted it on foam tape.

This card was created based on an idea that Ant gave me during our last FB Live event. He suggested a Toadstool house Village. I immediately pictured a Rainbow Village and I couldn't wait to put my idea into practice.

I hope you like the card and enjoy the tutorial today. It was so much fun to create and I love the result.

I would definitely encourage you to try this masking technique yourselves. Its much easier that it looks and the results can be amazing!!

Here are some of the products I used below.

Have a great Monday!

xoxo